The Republican journal., 1887-12-22
Rules for Clerks.
lliE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF AN Oh
TIME BELFAST MERCHANT

III ioioNiHS uhi'lu' Etie> alHt ItHU:at!On>
for his clerks We're adopted by the late Paul r.
llaZe'tine, who was in trade iii Belfast forty
Years ago. 1t is safe 10 say that he vas Il strict
observer of his own rules and by close applica-
ton he acquired Il fortune in business. The
rules We're handed Us hy Mr.. Geo. O. Bailey
who with EX-Mayor Swan were clerks with
Mr. !lazetinc-irA are worthy the attention
OF the employers and clerks Of the present
day:
lst. store must lie opened at sunliSc,-llo
mistake.
ID. Store to be busted. lamps filled, and u
pail OF water brought before breakfast. if
there is sufficient time to tie it, and attend 10
all customers that call.
81. Clerks must not leave the store more
than ten or fifteen minutes at a time without
giving notice of the time they will be absent.
Huh. Store not t. be opened on the Sabbath
for any purpose unless >trictl. necessary. and
then but few minutes.
9TH. Books to be posted 50 nearly As not to
be more than ono page behind in the day book
except IN extreme cases.
9th. No smoking under any circumstance,
will be permitted in the store by clerks or any
person employed in the store. being dangerous
on account of fire, disgusting to most custom
cr>, and imparts Il di>agrccablc smell to all
goods; and While smoking a person is not in Il
* .l'o" II"'tN ~ "',a W, ,i"sV 'ii'. Gull
about them, must be careful to keep it in Il
purse or wallet, 50 that if any change belong
ing to the store is accidentally put in the pock-
ct, as il sometimes is. they may know to whom
sth Ka c,r.fuJ - .,;,... ,.x..,t ;,
measure. neither deceive. nor cheat nor wrong
any person, unless you would do violence to
your conscience, rum your character for hon
c>ty and injure your employer.
all husin.ss Jann i; ~ , va s'tii'!', am
";ro,,' n', n,,,nor. ] -. ,n1 ,'otu nus NC eAo'u
ra,o o'r -" ';u' ~; "e.ouH'' -H"'i "s "o >e'
'"io io.1, t1.S ~ III o''' I'oit'
,,att. Lon, t,;n; ~ w s"' .'''P'VH''' II"
.n'nt @ nv" m ~ i"u,! NC 'liat-eu on av
,.;u;n. ," ,t ~ i',Jet i''hl' ~ ln''t't ho"
ever yo, Want .n, ,,nra, o,I al W. " iei-
~ WANT ANY ''ohe! e'''i Oh your employ
11,h III It, p.r room. ,ont.,,;a,an r..
or, p'. ioo>' ~, '"h'tIlloi'"If Stops ~
.aJom ,,'i ',, e,.''i''i p'n> Silou'u pc ~
1.th .,Io ni>te", i'',t cspeeIll!E on thc sub
,hann NJ u'I i,ai ,;,, uN o'',p't business
m ~ ie"so,s "iil su-Se>t themselves lo
a, ai i''7e''ooS ii''i''' 70 s'y nothing OF eeonomN
ION If ,,,,
r,,t !"u ,ot M1;,H. ~ 100 >"'"''l''i'' ''Ia
,',, ,r, 1 /" 1 ~ ~ ii'llc N"u .iol ne
",.Ng: piolilp', Soo'l hatufeu' Soeiai anh wear
a., e',,' m'l I i"re you may leel erhai
n ~. u; NJ ',' ,'Huii'i1''n'S any a.
""s i"ii III an your ueliiii3>, uoiiiS precisely
as fou m 'SIee' IN snort. TO ,n-ratlafc Yourself
VIII VIII @ az. mno 'sl M ~ lit't IL NVu succeed you
~ "'.'t ~. ~ '",'o'i'l - -" L''h .tFsoh
s,ris li.o W HloIe 't;l't ~ cNeelH MAXIM ah
IHts III inc poohr' instantly step NJ Itiirk,
good natured, e!Iuiring look, manifest a Will
ingncss 70 wait on them. show them the
nreston and Lnen shaSyin ~,
ihem mill Won IEe",,;t1.5 r.,n,rI.i,, '.',J
u, ut'' m ,n' ~, ,1 Ne'i'ii7 le''"'Na"N s@"d
',, - az =, w ',ii't'
SulLe'.l'lS hccessar! 10 De oohe III 'he store
leil lielt re no customers ~ suca aS Gi'>l-
hauling and tying I'D anew hardware and III
lerv, Sweeping chambers. -arrct, cellar. rtI.,.
knottinm thread winding Wrappny warn as
40 .Eo, ~! NIT tnost ''i'r
},;Ils Nr r'''7 'o'N> ~" '''7 on
,4th' Never und,rt,ka to t.,d .to.. ~.
standing i'll the street OF in anoth,r mars
shop for unless You keep your mimi on the
proper business OF the store, in business lotIs
employer.
18TH BE careful at all times TO attend to thc
above directions. and bv all mean, if VT,
Moul" la,e .ne reputation oi beng Il GOOD
4, w. IN ~ .; =, p' 'u'' - ~
rt, az an Th .'',,es H'''1s 10 ne '"
ing his leisure hours in the evening. or sab
bath days in the tavern or bar room. and also
in the habit of smoking Spanish ci.al> being
nrtins and s,,,h rn am, All ,'' I..'ai,
anu;.amrnt n thn yiiI,on hai',o n,,t Irn ,;e,,,
.uI on.nsinn,,,j, .,,;n.r ,,. ;a,, h.'t71
ms boarding mouse. and being other way, cN-
.IaNasaht Ill ms EXPENSES sHrh Il clerk Is III
Inc "n, ploHu ro'u 70 f,'h, Nuch piartite> II
ciefk VIII assufediy destroy the confluence OF
picious of his integrity and honesty.
Eth. The most important of all rules that
can be given to a clerk is this" Never 10 that
in store in the absence of YOUR cmplover that
i;la,v tn ia in II. ra,,,.,. nnna,n a,,,i ~
make this short ruIr in fuf,,r4 th, .tar,iarJ
of ali vour nrtons. anI yo,l will bn .mr" IA
cam far vo,rsrIf rl,nr,;,nr f". hnno.t, INV. Nv
tegihy aha FiI'ue' without Whirh n" man,
sounE VI o'd' >ho'na I've trusted;
lo'h. pc hoheSt WIN yourself ana yoa htcI
iiot err, @ lor sour conscience, unle>s hardened